39778 Miles + Stock tires =.......
04-22-2005, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by bodayguy
a lease says you have to return the car with normal maintenance, and those tires do not qualify. you will need to replace them anyhow.
Exactly. You're basically risking your safety for nothing.
That's just... scary. Hit a bad spot in the road and BLAMMO!
Kind of defeats the purpose of a sports car (GT car if you wanna nit-pick
) if you have to crawl around because of your tires.I'm not a Z owner (I just really enjoy your site) so I'm not as experienced with feathering, but that looks more like the result of negative camber or toe in, which may be within factory specs.
04-22-2005, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by zand02max
Dude, what in the hell, thats is Tire feathering like a ****!
04-22-2005, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Eddie1979
Hah thats awesome, normally i don't bicth about feathering but send those pics to Nissan!! I guess they will tell you 40k miles is plenty for a set of tires.
04-22-2005, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bobS
Thats what my feathering looked like but i didn't let it get that extreme. Thats dangerous.
04-22-2005, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by phile
Save those tires and send them to the dudes witht he law suit. Maybe they'll reimburse you for giving them evidence :P :P
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04-22-2005, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Fiction520
I think any tire with 40k miles and any negative camber is going to look like that. It's not a case of feathering or premature tire wear. It's normal tire wear.
04-22-2005, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by formulaZ
wearing just on the inside portion of the tires can be linked not only to feathering. looks like normal wear with a setting of negative camber. my guess its roughly -1 to -1.3....
+1 BUT THAT ISN'T FEATHERING!!!! Feathering is where the tred pattern wears in such a way that each individual tread wears in such a way that there is a high spot at one side and a low spot on the other side. When you run your hand over the tread you can feel the high sports in one direction but not in the other direction.
Tire Wear Guide
The following Tire Wear Guide will help you identify the causes and solutions of most common tire wear patterns.
Wear PatternCauseSolution
Center WearOver Inflation
Adjust pressure to particular load per tire catalog
Edge WearUnder Inflation
Adjust pressure to particular load per tire catalog
Side WearLoss of camber or overloading
Make sure load doesn't exceed axle rating. Correction is 3/4 - 1 degree positive camber (top of wheel rim 3/16" further out than bottom.
Toe WearIncorrect toe-in
Correct toe-in is 0 - 1/2 degree.
CuppingOut-of-balance
Check bearing adjustment and balance tires.
Flat SpotsWheel lockup & tire skidding
Avoid sudden stops when possible and adjust brakes.
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04-22-2005, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by King Tut
The intelligence abounds in this thread. What evidence is that? Show me where Nissan promised that you will get even tire wear for 40,000 miles.
Do you work for Nissan or something? If you notice the two smiley faces, it was a joke you stupid ****. He who is so concerned about the intelligence of others, must have a deficit of intelligence himself.
By the way, for an intelligent person such as yourself, i'm surprised you used the intransitive verb "abound" improperly in your first sentence. Lets see if you are "intelligent" enough to make the slight corrections.
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04-22-2005, 07:16 AM
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LOL, yeah that is NOT feathering. That is negative camber, as a few members have already pointed out! NORMAL for a car that has negative camber settings STOCK (for handling purposes).
My rears looked like your fronts at about 17K miles
My rears looked like your fronts at about 17K miles
04-22-2005, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by phile
Do you work for Nissan or something? If you notice the two smiley faces, it was a joke you stupid ****. He who is so concerned about the intelligence of others, must have a deficit of intelligence himself.
By the way, for an intelligent person such as yourself, i'm surprised you used the intransitive verb "abound" improperly in your first sentence. Lets see if you are "intelligent" enough to make the slight corrections.
By the way, for an intelligent person such as yourself, i'm surprised you used the intransitive verb "abound" improperly in your first sentence. Lets see if you are "intelligent" enough to make the slight corrections.
04-22-2005, 08:40 AM
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This was feathering about 5k ago. As I was taking pics just now to show the feathering, it now looks like this............... 
What tires could I buy that will help prevent this kind of wear again? Cheap ones too.
What tires could I buy that will help prevent this kind of wear again? Cheap ones too.
04-22-2005, 09:29 AM
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You can't buy any tires to prevent the insides from wearing out quicker than the outsides. That will inharanely happen with the 350Z due to the negative camber our cars are setup for. Those tires look fairly evenly worn in the pictures. The cheaper you go with tires generally the less tread life you willl get.
04-22-2005, 10:02 AM
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Since most are thinking it, I'll just say it. YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
Want a professional opinion to cross reference? I'm an engineer. YOU ARE AN IDIOT. That's why we design with safety factors, or as we like to call the "idiot factor" because of people like you.
Want a professional opinion to cross reference? I'm an engineer. YOU ARE AN IDIOT. That's why we design with safety factors, or as we like to call the "idiot factor" because of people like you.
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